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Should Mets Trade Jason Bay for A.J. Burnett?

This rumor just won’t go away, and there isn’t much else news to report from Flushing, so we may as well mull it over. The theory goes like this: the Yankees are looking for a righthanded power bat for a … Continue reading

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Mets Game 73: Loss to Yankees

Yankees 5 Mets 0 It wasn’t even that close. The Yankees won the game by only five runs, but it may as well have been fifty. Following up his fine start against the Mets two weeks ago, A.J. Burnett was … Continue reading

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Mets Game 61: Loss to Yankees

Yankees 15 Mets 0 Johan Santana: awful. A.J. Burnett: spectacular. Yankees: hungry. Mets: apparently well-fed. Johan Santana did not have his best stuff; in fact, he had his worst stuff. He allowed nine earned runs in three innings in the … Continue reading

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Buy Me To the Moon

With the recent signing of Mark Teixeira for $180M over 8 years, the New York Yankees have spent a total of $423.5M on three free agents this winter. Add in the $248M still owed on Alex Rodriguez’s contract, and the … Continue reading

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Francoeur for Greinke?

Tony Massarotti of the Boston Globe is reporting that the Braves are discussing a deal with the Royals that would send outfielder Jeff Francoeur to Kansas City for righthander Zack Greinke. From the article: According to one National League executive, … Continue reading

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Burnett Has Many Suitors

It appears that three teams are in the midst of a bidding war for A.J. Burnett. The Braves, Red Sox, and Yankees have all reportedly made offers to the fragile but gifted righthander, who is seeking a five-year deal in … Continue reading

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Javier Vazquez to Braves

Pending a physical, the Braves have acquired Javier Vazquez and Boone Logan from the White Sox in exchange for Brent Lillibridge, Tyler Flowers, Jon Gilmore, and Santos Rodriguez. As isuzudude already commented, this deal likely takes Atlanta out of the … Continue reading

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Buzz Around Burnett

The Yankees, Red Sox, Braves, Phillies, Orioles, and Blue Jays are all in pursuit of A.J. Burnett, according to various sources. Supposedly, the Yankees are going after Burnett fairly hard, and would like to sign both him and C.C. Sabathia … Continue reading

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